1. The Secret of the Old Clock

1. The Secret of the Old Clock

Nancy Drew, 18-year-old amateur detective, is on a mission to save the destitute family of a dead man. Readers see Nancy in her element for the first time—conducting interviews, deciphering clues, and upturning society’s unjust standards.

2. The Hidden Staircase

2. The Hidden Staircase

In this darker book, Nancy is brought on a case by people shaken by eerie occurrences in an old family mansion. Though Nancy witnesses a series of unexplained and odd happenings in the house, she cannot seem to keep her mind on the case, her thoughts instead taken up by the question of her father’s sudden disappearance.